Abominable Irish Snow Dog

   I always thought that Ireland was the land of Leprechauns and green fields. The green isle always made me think of endless summer or at the very least no winter. Hence, Irish Wolfhounds come from Ireland and therefore should not have a great affinity for Winter.
   When we first decided to get a Wolfhound we looked up everything about them. We read up on the history of the breed and discovered that the breed almost died out in the eighteen hundreds. In order to revive them they were supposedly cross bread with Borzoi, Great Dane, Scottish Deerhound and English Mastiff. This breeding program resulted in the dog we currently love and cherish.
   Since we got some real snow this last week I am starting to question the breeding. It appears that several dog breeds were missing from the pool of dogs that was used. I our case it seems that Husky, Malamute, Samoyed and Chinook may have been in the mix. Once Luna is out in the snow there is no getting her back. The deeper the better. She regularly attempts to simulate a snow plow with her head. You can tell where she has been by following the furrow in the snow. Getting her back into the house in the morning is rarely accomplished without the best of treats.
 

  This week we are getting Luna ready for the Elora Gorge Kennel Club show in Waterloo on Boxing day. She is looking really great. And just in time her stacking is starting to set in. All of us are excited about how she will do.